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Case study · MSHA Record #220233320008

Maintenance Man fatality

November 17, 2023 at 3:52 PM
Eden Facility · Eden Stone Co., LLC · Fond Du Lac County, WI
Investigator narrative
As a large piece of steel framing structure was being slid out of a cargo container, it tipped over and crushed employee.
Record details
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
4 years
Experience at this mine
4 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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